Pediatric Acute Care Education 
Brief Resolved Unexplained Events (BRUE)

This course is a video presentation.

CME Webinar recorded March 5, 2020
Reviewed and approved October 6, 2020
Expires: October 5, 2023


The purpose of the Pediatric Acute Clinical Education Sessions (PACES) is to share pediatric clinical guidelines with clinicians caring for pediatric patients at community hospitals and external affiliate sites on topics such as asthma, bronchiolitis, diabetic ketoacidosis, and sepsis. A UC Davis Children’s Hospital physician will provide an overview of the selected pediatric clinical guidelines, and participants from community hospitals will be invited to present a case for group discussion.

Course Objectives

At the conclusion of this course, learners should be able to:

1. Identify characteristics of Brief Resolved Unexplained Events (BRUE)
2. Recognize infants with BRUE identified as low risk per the 2016 AAP guidelines
3. Create a framework to guide medical decision-making in the evaluation of higher-risk infants with BRUE
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The course material consisting of a video presentation that takes approximately 1 hour to complete.

Method of participation:

1. View video - handout of slides are available in PDF format
2. Complete the test (Passing score is 100% and with three possible attempts)
3. Complete the evaluation
4. Certificate is available after passing the test and completing the evaluation

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Accreditation

The University of California, Davis, Health, is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of California, Davis, Health designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses

For the purpose of recertification, the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ issued by organizations accredited by the ACCME.

Physician Assistants

Physician Assistants may claim a maximum of 1.0 Category 1 credits for completing this activity. The National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society.

 

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Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships

As a provider accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the University of California, Davis, Health must ensure balance, independence and objectivity in all its continuing medical education (CME) activities to promote improvements in health care and not proprietary interests of a commercial interest. The CME provider controls all decisions related to identification of CME needs, determination of educational objectives, selection and presentation of content, selection of all persons and organizations that will be in a position to control the content, selection of educational methods and evaluation of the activity. Course directors, planning committee members, presenters, authors, moderators, panel members and others in a position to control the content of this activity are required to disclose relevant financial relationships with commercial interests related to the subject matter of this educational activity. Learners are able to assess the potential for commercial bias when complete disclosure, resolution of conflicts of interest, and acknowledgment of commercial support are provided prior to the activity. Informed learners are the final safeguards in assuring that a CME activity is independent from the influence or control of commercial interests. We believe these mechanisms contribute to the transparency and accountability of CME. 

The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education defines a commercial interest as any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods and services consumed by, or used on patients.

The following person has disclosed a relevant financial relationship with a commercial interest related to this CME activity which has been resolved through UC Davis, Health Office of Continuing Medical Education procedures to meet ACCME standards:

NONE

The following persons have disclosed no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests related to this CME activity:

 
COURSE CHAIR
Heather McKnight, MD

COURSE CO-CHAIRS
Jennifer Rosenthal, MD, MAS
Leah Tzimenatos, MD

PACES TEAM MEMBERS
Maureen McKennan, RN, JD
Hadley Sauers-Ford, MPH, CCRP
Sharon Conner, RN, BSN
Charlaine Hamilton, MPPA


 If you have any questions please contact UC Davis Health Office of Continuing Medical Education at at cme@ucdavis.edu or phone (916) 734-5352